Linares Deportivo

Linares Deportivo was founded in 2009 under the name of Asociación Deportiva Linares, as a replacement for dissolved CD Linares. The club first reached the fourth division three years later, despite finishing second in the fifth level. In 2014–15, after winning its group, Linares defeated CD Castellón 3–0 on aggregate to win promotion to Segunda División B. In doing so, Linares qualified for the first time to the Copa del Rey for the following season. They defeated FC Jumilla 2–1 at home in the first round on 2 September 2015, then lost by the same score at UD Logroñés. On 28 May 2017, the team dropped back to the fourth tier after a 2–1 aggregate loss to Burgos CF in the play-offs.

Club background

SG Linarense – (1909–20) Linares FC – (1920–29) Gimnástica Linarense – (1929–31) Linares Deportivo (I) – (1940–46) Atlético Linares – (1946–48) CD Linares (I) – (1952–64) Linares CF – (1961–90) CD Linares (II) – (1990–2009) Linares Deportivo – (2009–present)

Segunda División B (1): 2020–21 Tercera División (2): 2014–15, 2019–20